Kalamazoo News: Eventstag:www.mlive.com,2015:/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/41322015-02-11T22:13:00ZThe Latest Community, Education & Government News, Blogs, Photos & VideosMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advance'American Sniper' shown for free at Strand Theater in Paw Paw to military members, veteranstag:www.mlive.com,2015:/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/4132.151898832015-02-11T22:13:00Z2015-02-11T22:13:26ZFree viewings of the film will be offered from Friday, Feb. 13 through Feb. 26 at the Strand Theater, 115 E. Michigan Ave., in Paw Paw.Rex Hall Jr. | rhall2@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/rhhall/index.html
Free viewings of the film will be offered from Friday, Feb. 13 through Feb. 26 at the Strand Theater, 115 E. Michigan Ave., in Paw Paw.
Hockey fans can ring in 2015 with K-Wings players at 13th Annual New Year's Bashtag:www.mlive.com,2014:/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/4132.148362682014-12-28T10:15:00Z2014-12-28T10:15:04ZAfter the K-Wings take on the Cincinnati Cyclones, fans can use their game ticket for admittance to the New Year's festivities and celebrate the arrival of 2015 with a free public skate, a live DJ, activities in the stadium's concourse and keg curling in the annex. K-Wings players will be on hand for the event.Rex Hall Jr. | rhall2@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/rhhall/index.html
After the K-Wings take on the Cincinnati Cyclones, fans can use their game ticket for admittance to the New Year's festivities and celebrate the arrival of 2015 with a free public skate, a live DJ, activities in the stadium's concourse and keg curling in the annex. K-Wings players will be on hand for the event.
Kalamazoo-area kids get a chance to go Christmas shopping with 'Heroes and Helpers'tag:www.mlive.com,2014:/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/4132.147245942014-12-11T01:49:00Z2014-12-11T14:55:37ZThe event, according to KDPS officials, is meant to brighten the holidays for Kalamazoo-area families during what, for many, are trying times economically. The event also serves as an opportunity for children to interact with police officers.Rex Hall Jr. | rhall2@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/rhhall/index.html
The event, according to KDPS officials, is meant to brighten the holidays for Kalamazoo-area families during what, for many, are trying times economically. The event also serves as an opportunity for children to interact with police officers.
'A very big gift': Adoptions of six children finalized in Kalamazoo as part of Michigan Adoption Daytag:www.mlive.com,2014:/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/4132.145963962014-11-25T22:27:00Z2014-11-26T02:21:32ZThe adoptions of six children were finalized Tuesday at the Gull Road courthouse during Michigan Adoption Day, an event in its 14th year that opens the usually closed court process to the public with the hope of inspiring others to consider adoption.Rex Hall Jr. | rhall2@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/rhhall/index.html
The adoptions of six children were finalized Tuesday at the Gull Road courthouse during Michigan Adoption Day, an event in its 14th year that opens the usually closed court process to the public with the hope of inspiring others to consider adoption.
'Aspire for equity': Initiative to eliminate race, poverty gap in birth outcomes kicks off in Kalamazootag:www.mlive.com,2014:/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/4132.145589982014-11-21T21:24:00Z2014-11-21T21:50:09ZRecent statistics from the Michigan Department of Community Health show that the overall infant mortality rate is improving and has dropped from 10.2 per 1,000 births for 2001-03 to 6.4 for 2010-12. However, a closer look at the numbers shows that "not all of us are doing well," Catherine Kothari, an assistant professor in epidemiology and biostatistics at the medical school, told the crowd Frdiay.Rex Hall Jr. | rhall2@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/rhhall/index.html
Recent statistics from the Michigan Department of Community Health show that the overall infant mortality rate is improving and has dropped from 10.2 per 1,000 births for 2001-03 to 6.4 for 2010-12. However, a closer look at the numbers shows that "not all of us are doing well," Catherine Kothari, an assistant professor in epidemiology and biostatistics at the medical school, told the crowd Frdiay.
Reducing race gap in birth outcomes focus of new initiative being led by YWCA of Kalamazoo's CEOtag:www.mlive.com,2014:/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/4132.144918042014-11-17T10:30:15Z2014-11-17T10:35:23ZGrace Lubwama, CEO of the YWCA of Kalamazoo, will announce Thursday the Kalamazoo Infant Mortality Community Action Initiative. The program, she says, will be complex in nature with a simple goal – ensuring that every child in Kalamazoo County, regardless of race, has the same chance of living to see their first birthday.Rex Hall Jr. | rhall2@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/rhhall/index.html
Grace Lubwama, CEO of the YWCA of Kalamazoo, will announce Thursday the Kalamazoo Infant Mortality Community Action Initiative. The program, she says, will be complex in nature with a simple goal – ensuring that every child in Kalamazoo County, regardless of race, has the same chance of living to see their first birthday.
'It's fabulous': Public gets first peek inside WMU medical school during community open housetag:www.mlive.com,2014:/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/4132.139702132014-09-20T19:09:00Z2014-09-20T19:24:30ZAbout 850 people attended Saturday's community open house at the Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. Medical School.Rex Hall Jr. | rhall2@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/rhhall/index.html
About 850 people attended Saturday's community open house at the Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. Medical School.
Airgun show draws numerous collectors, large crowd to Kalamazoo Expo Centertag:www.mlive.com,2014:/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/4132.136689632014-08-17T18:08:00Z2014-08-17T18:17:12ZThe event featured tables lined with vintage Daisy BB guns, as well as other well-known brands. There also were also collections of old toys, from cap and pop guns to shooting galleries, and more recent models of Airsoft and pellet guns and rifles.Rex Hall Jr. | rhall2@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/rhhall/index.html
The event featured tables lined with vintage Daisy BB guns, as well as other well-known brands. There also were also collections of old toys, from cap and pop guns to shooting galleries, and more recent models of Airsoft and pellet guns and rifles.
'That's what breasts are for': Nursing mothers gather for Big Latch On at Kalamazoo's Bronson Parktag:www.mlive.com,2014:/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/4132.135486572014-08-02T16:08:00Z2014-08-02T18:12:29ZMore than 100 women took part in the Big Latch On, a synchronized, one-minute breastfeeding event that went from 10:30 a.m. to 10:31 a.m. The event, which began in 2005 in New Zealand and takes place in multiple locations across the country and world, kicks off World Breastfeeding Week.Rex Hall Jr. | rhall2@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/rhhall/index.html
More than 100 women took part in the Big Latch On, a synchronized, one-minute breastfeeding event that went from 10:30 a.m. to 10:31 a.m. The event, which began in 2005 in New Zealand and takes place in multiple locations across the country and world, kicks off World Breastfeeding Week.
Golf outing to honor memory of Alexandra Burgett, WMU senior killed in 2012 crashtag:www.mlive.com,2014:/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/4132.134721152014-07-23T19:00:00Z2014-07-24T01:38:31ZThe First Annual Alexandra Burgett Memorial Scholarship Golf Outing is scheduled for noon on Aug. 9 at the Washtenaw Country Club in Ypsilanti, according to a flyer produced by Burgett's parents, Mark and Molly. The outing will be a scramble format and with a shotgun start at 1 p.m.Rex Hall Jr. | rhall2@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/rhhall/index.html
The First Annual Alexandra Burgett Memorial Scholarship Golf Outing is scheduled for noon on Aug. 9 at the Washtenaw Country Club in Ypsilanti, according to a flyer produced by Burgett's parents, Mark and Molly. The outing will be a scramble format and with a shotgun start at 1 p.m.
Cars, crafts and family fun: Kindleberger Festival a big hit for Parchment communitytag:www.mlive.com,2014:/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/4132.133930882014-07-12T20:30:06Z2014-07-12T20:29:34ZAmong the attractions was a petting zoo and, even, an instrument petting zoo sponsored by the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra where children could try their hand at playing any number of brass, percussion, woodwind or string instruments.Rex Hall Jr. | rhall2@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/rhhall/index.html
Among the attractions was a petting zoo and, even, an instrument petting zoo sponsored by the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra where children could try their hand at playing any number of brass, percussion, woodwind or string instruments.
'I won today': Miller Energy Criterium bike race attracts hundreds to Western Michigan University's BTR Park tag:www.mlive.com,2014:/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/4132.133917082014-07-12T16:19:30Z2014-07-12T17:49:20ZIt was an all-day event featuring 11 races for men, women, teenagers and children. The course at the BTR park is a 1.1 mile circuit that loops around WMU's engineering college and is known as a windy course. Race organizer John Ballema said racers can reach up to 35 to 40 mph during the events.Rex Hall Jr. | rhall2@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/rhhall/index.html
It was an all-day event featuring 11 races for men, women, teenagers and children. The course at the BTR park is a 1.1 mile circuit that loops around WMU's engineering college and is known as a windy course. Race organizer John Ballema said racers can reach up to 35 to 40 mph during the events.
Fourth of July in Michigan: See patriotic pictures from across the statetag:www.mlive.com,2014:/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/4132.133395742014-07-04T20:10:22Z2014-07-04T20:29:54ZIn towns across the state Thursday and Friday, there were fireworks to be sure. There were also parades in Ann Arbor, Kalamazoo, Saginaw and Ypsilanti, just to name a few. They were events filled with fire trucks, snazzy hats and wigs, red, white and blue-clad dogs.Rex Hall Jr. | rhall2@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/rhhall/index.html
In towns across the state Thursday and Friday, there were fireworks to be sure. There were also parades in Ann Arbor, Kalamazoo, Saginaw and Ypsilanti, just to name a few. They were events filled with fire trucks, snazzy hats and wigs, red, white and blue-clad dogs.
'The American spirit': Crowds line the streets of Richland to celebrate the Fourth of Julytag:www.mlive.com,2014:/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/4132.133390992014-07-04T18:43:00Z2014-07-04T20:11:21ZFor Meeuwse and others in Richland, that's what Friday and Independence Day meant to them. It was a chance to celebrate a love for their country, a moment to stand with their community and a thankfulness for those who have fought and died for it.Rex Hall Jr. | rhall2@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/rhhall/index.html
For Meeuwse and others in Richland, that's what Friday and Independence Day meant to them. It was a chance to celebrate a love for their country, a moment to stand with their community and a thankfulness for those who have fought and died for it.
'A safe haven for youth': Public gets up-close look at new Jennings Development Interplex in Kalamazootag:www.mlive.com,2014:/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/4132.132248122014-06-18T23:57:00Z2014-06-19T11:59:09ZThe building, which is located on North Edwards Street just south of Pastor Greg Jennings Sr.'s church, Progressive Deliverance Ministries Church, features a large basketball gymnasium, stage and kitchen.Rex Hall Jr. | rhall2@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/rhhall/index.html
The building, which is located on North Edwards Street just south of Pastor Greg Jennings Sr.'s church, Progressive Deliverance Ministries Church, features a large basketball gymnasium, stage and kitchen.
Ride of Silence Tribute in Portage raises awareness about bicycle safetytag:www.mlive.com,2014:/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/4132.129196912014-05-15T00:47:00Z2014-05-15T02:37:17ZThe group, which totaled 15 and included two Portage Public Safety officers, all wore red bands on their left arms during the tribute ride. Rain was falling steadily as riders left Portage's Millennium Park on Portage to trek an eight-mile route in Portage.Rex Hall Jr. | rhall2@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/rhhall/index.html
The group, which totaled 15 and included two Portage Public Safety officers, all wore red bands on their left arms during the tribute ride. Rain was falling steadily as riders left Portage's Millennium Park on Portage to trek an eight-mile route in Portage.
Kids get a chance to sit behind the wheel as Touch-A-Truck event in Kalamazoo draws thousandstag:www.mlive.com,2014:/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/4132.128864742014-05-10T19:08:00Z2014-05-10T19:39:56ZThe event, which is a fundraiser for the Junior League, featured 58 different vehicles this year, from fire trucks and police cruisers to aerial crane trucks, bucket trucks, a race car and a school bus.Rex Hall Jr. | rhall2@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/rhhall/index.html
The event, which is a fundraiser for the Junior League, featured 58 different vehicles this year, from fire trucks and police cruisers to aerial crane trucks, bucket trucks, a race car and a school bus.
'A way to connect two cities': Kalamazoo, Portage mayors lead more than 40 on Bike Week ridetag:www.mlive.com,2014:/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/4132.128848942014-05-10T15:21:00Z2014-05-10T16:38:34ZThis is the second year that Hopewell and Strazdas have done the Kalamazoo Bike Week ride, which started off Saturday at Portage Creek Bicentennial Park. The ride took cyclists along the PCBP Trial and on the Kalamazoo Bike Route system.Rex Hall Jr. | rhall2@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/rhhall/index.html
This is the second year that Hopewell and Strazdas have done the Kalamazoo Bike Week ride, which started off Saturday at Portage Creek Bicentennial Park. The ride took cyclists along the PCBP Trial and on the Kalamazoo Bike Route system.
Hundreds take part in Walk About Talk About Autism fundraiser at Portage's Celery Flatstag:www.mlive.com,2014:/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/4132.127004812014-04-19T19:16:00Z2014-04-19T19:16:17ZSaturday’s walk, which is sponsored by the Kalamazoo Battle Creek Autism Society, began with the release of hundreds of balloons into the sunshine-filled sky over Celery Flats.Rex Hall Jr. | rhall2@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/rhhall/index.html
Saturday’s walk, which is sponsored by the Kalamazoo Battle Creek Autism Society, began with the release of hundreds of balloons into the sunshine-filled sky over Celery Flats.
Maple Sugar Festival expected to draw more than 2,000 visitors to Kalamazoo Nature Center this weekendtag:www.mlive.com,2014:/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/4132.124387232014-03-15T19:13:00Z2014-03-15T19:12:21ZThe 49th annual Maple Sugar Festival is on Saturday and Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Kalamazoo Nature Center.Rob Wetterholt Jr. | rwetterh@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/RobWJr/index.html
The 49th annual Maple Sugar Festival is on Saturday and Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Kalamazoo Nature Center.